Wrestling Goes 2-1-1 at CAA Duals

January 15, 2011
By ODU Athletics

ODU Sports

Jan. 15, 2011

FAIRFAX, Va. - Old Dominion University wrestling picked up wins over Drexel and Rider and tied Boston University at the CAA Duals on Saturday. The Monarchs' only loss on the day came to No. 25 Hofstra.

Old Dominion (4-7-1) started the day tying BU, 19-19. ODU won the first four matches to jump out to a 15-0 lead but the Terriers bounced back by taking the next three matches to move the score to 15-12. Joe Budi got the Monarchs back on track with a 6-0 decision over Bran Crudden. BU responded again by winning the final two matches to tie the match at 19.

ODU won just 4-of-10 matches against Drexel but had three pins and a major decision to pick up the 22-18 win over the Dragons. James Nicholson started the match with a first period pin at 125 while Kyle Hutter followed with a second period pin to make the score 12-0. Brennan Brumley kept the pin streak going at 141 pounds with a first period pin over Josh Yurasits to up the score to 18-0.

Drexel fought back with four-straight wins to make the score 18-12, but Joe Budi gave ODU a boost with a 10-0 major decision over Shawn Fausey at 184 pounds. Drexel was able to win the final two matches, but ODU prevailed 22-18.

Nicholson, Joey Metzler and Jacob Henderson earned wins against Hofstra, but it would not be enough as the Monarchs fell to Hofstra, 24-9.

Nicholson started the match with an 8-3 decision over No. 16 Steve Bonanno for the early 3-0 lead. No. 6 Lou Ruggirello got the Pride on the board with a 4-0 decision over Hutter. Hofstra took the lead with a Vince Varela 4-2 decision over Brumley, but ODU tied the score at six when Joey Metzler defeated Matt Spataro 10-3.

Hofstra took control by winning the next four matches to take a 21-6 lead and secure the victory. Jacob Henderson delivered a win for ODU at 197 pounds with a 5-3 decision over Matt Loew.

Old Dominion got started on the right foot in their final match of the day with Nicholson winning by pin and Hutter defeating Jimmy Kirchner by a 10-4 decision for the early 9-0 lead. Aaron Nestor beat Brumley 3-0 before Metzler gave ODU a 12-3 lead with a 6-2 decision over Zac Cibula.

Rider won the next three matches to take a 13-12 lead, but ODU controlled the final three matches, as Budi, Henderson and Grant Chapman won to clinch the Monarchs' 22-13 triumph.